The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-09

in the Nickel store thst ! remember.
Imet Mr.. Dalton in sHouek's music
store once by accident. suppose he
and / exchanged half q dozen words.
/ don't recollect the day, bat it was
In 1885. Don't know how long ] was
in the store. never met or spoke to
Dalton in Wetter's store, nor eat
supper or any other meal with him at
any time or plaza. / did not 60 With
him to take banjo lessons on Marshall
avenue. In 1886 took six lessons on
this banjo from a man named White
Jaw or Whitlaw, going and coming
alone. l took this lessons at the re-
quest Of friends to fit myself to take
part in an old folks concert. The
teacher wore gssses and said he was
blind l gav- him 70 name and he
asked none. / paid for my lessons
and )ok them. Didn't 20 to form &C.
quaintance, but TO learn music. Mr..
Dalton was not with me, nor did he
introduce me as his coulu. l never
met him during the time l was taking
lesso IS. l don't know where Mrs.
Down lives. Dalton not being with
me could not have plucked a flower
from Mrs Bowen's yard while in my
company. l took six Lessons in three
wseks. never saw the teacher's
mother that know OF, and the door
was always opened by little boy. l
took my lessons between 8 and IL
O'Clock in the day, fettiDg the time for
the next ct the end CT one. Mr..
Wbi'elaw fixed my banj 0 for me once.
He selected the strings, re stringiDg
being all the repairs needed. 1t was
new and needed no repairs. He had
the ringI at the house when l took
my lessIn l never knew anyone
named Julia Carrier. The name is
unfamiliar and l don't recollect ever
hea ing 1t before, although | may have
done so and not been impressed. l
never had any conversation with Mr..
WhitelaW except about my banjo
lessons and know nothing OF his
pupils. | head of him as musician
Just as / have heard of Prof. Paine as
vocalist. No letters addressed to
Miss Julia Carrier ever came to my
house that / know OF. Mr.. Dalton
was never in my house on Union
tt'eat. have mentioned his being at
the gate intoxicated. Mr.. Dalton
ooca lived near me-not more than
twelve fee. away. The windows are
opposite. We often conversed
through the window, as d d the
other m ambers Of both fsmilies fire.
quently. was never requested to
SOP sending bnttermilk to Mr.. Dali
ton'a, bat STOPPED OF my own accord.
l was requ ssted at one time not to
send any more refr sshments over. l
don't remember whether did or not,
certainly not 10 the family. / don't
remember sending anything to Dalton
after was requested not to. The last
time was when at Mr.. Dalton's re-
quest a young lady visiting me sent
him waiter OF refreshments with her
card on it. He thanked her profusely,
but to my great establishment Mrs.
Tyus dashed her pailor blinds open in
fsw minutes and said she would
thank me not to send any more re-
freshments over there. My mother
was away from home about a
month in 1886. 1 kept house with
my father and husband. Mamma
wanted me to go with her, but
feared to undertake the trip withouH :
gentleman companion, and it was
sgreed that my brother Russell should
take my pace. l was under treatment
OF a physician at the time, and he also
opposed my going. That was in July
or August. thinkshe left about the
last week in July and got back about
the LIST OF September. We had a
servant named Nancy and she is still
in the same place. Mr.. Dalton was
not at our house while my mother was
gone, but / am sure he was in town
part OF the time at least. / think he
was away for time, but don't know
whether 1t was in the summer or fall.
/ never received letter from Mrs.
Dllton's mother, nor any which l had
reason to believe came from her. |
never was reproached by her for i'm
proper conduct with her son by letter
or word. wrote Mrs. Tyus one letter
in August, 1885, on the occasion of her
having insutel me when a guest OF
mine sent her nephew refreshments
aud she insulted me about it.
Deponent shown envelope with
"Mrs. Tyus-At Home" on it.
l don't know whether / wIots it or
not. l would not lake it to be my
writing and would not swear to it.
neither would swear that it was not.
(Deponent identifies the Tyus letter
aud Gays she wrote it).
Rasumed-I had no conversation
VITA Mrs. Tyus on the morning OF her
re noval. Don't know whether / spoke
to Dalton or not that day. II he was
about the house l probably did, but
don't remember what conversation, II
any, passed between us. | eaid moth
ing to him about where ne was 10 stay
after bis aunt moved. l did hot say
anything about helping to fix up his
room. l noticed the senteL ce, "Mra.
Dial on threatened me with telling my
husband" in the letter to Mrs. Tyus
Just now. ] don't remember any
threat being ma 10 by Mrs. Dalton now.
She may have made ii, but il 80 / paid
no ATTENTION. Il may have been some
remark made from the window that !
have forgotten, l call my husband
Duuh bUuu6Ilnoc, huu nOulolluloo Gall
him "Rowley," but never Rowdy." ]
don't recollect Mrs. Dalton ever hav'
ing written me a letter charging me
with improper conduct with her son.
II she wrote IT che probably has the
answer. l never knew where MIR.
Dslton's room in the city was until my
father told me in July, 1885. l never
wrote Ne. Dalton any notes or letters
that remember. l may have written
a note but don't recollect any. i can
identity one il you will produce it
(Dsponent shown one of the anony.
nous letters and repudiates it, as she
does two otheTs,) N
Mrs. Tyu3 wss living next door when
l wrote the letter to her. / am certain
OF 1t She came 10 zee me once after
ward when l was sick.
Re.examination by Gen. Wright
was excited when / wrote that letter
to Mrs. Tyus, she having just offered
m yself aud my guests an insult. By
the sentence 10 the letter, "You al
are simply running Tom 10 destTuc
ton by your constant persecution"
meant that had heard that Mr.. Dial
toms aunt aud mother had upbraidet
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